Happy Passover and Easter; I hope you’re having a lovely holiday weekend.
Resuming our travels, we arrive at the scenic village of Kinderdijk, a World Heritage site remarkable for its nineteen preserved 18th century windmills. Not merely picturesque, the windmills are an innovative hydraulic system (first developed in the Middle Ages) that harnesses wind power to pump water away from the land, allowing cultivation and preventing flooding. Low-lying Holland would be underwater without its network of polders (land reclaimed from the sea), windmills, and protective dikes (embankments)!
We’re docked near eight of them (built in 1740) — an easy walk — and begin with an overview of the area, aka Windmill 101.
We then stroll over to one of the mills which allows visitors inside. Much like a lighthouse, it features minimal living quarters (and low rent) for the person who tends the mill and keeps it in running order.
l skip the steep climb to the top, as I can envision one of us losing their footing and everyone tumbling down like dominoes. Even so, the windmill is a majestic sight.
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What a treat! Those old windmills are absolutely lovely!
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They really are!
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Aren’t they?! They are very impressive. Thanks for commenting; hope you’re having a great weekend!
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Amazing. We can learn a lot from the Dutch apparently.
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Not least, how to be kind, tolerant, and welcoming of immigrants. Oh, and how to prevent flooding too.😀
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I love old windmills, but never actually been inside of one. Hopefully one day ☺️ Aiva
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I hadn’t either; they are very cool.
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